When you think of GRANTED what comes to mind? Maybe being taking or taken for? Or maybe received as a gift?In this episode, Bruce and Heather unpack the two ways this word can impact our lives.GRANTEDGreedy | GratefulRegardless | RespectedAssumed | AppreciatedNarcissistic | Not but for GraceTaken as owed | ThankfulExpected | EmbracedDemanded | DeeplyContinue reading “Unpacking GRANTED”
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Off Pitch
I am not really sure how this is all going to come together, but usually, as I write, my thoughts sort of fall into place and I can pull some sort of nugget out of an otherwise embarrassing story. Like the one I am about to tell you. I don’t know if I have waitedContinue reading “Off Pitch”
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Unpacking STAGNANT
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BwJgYHVyTN4RlntfGfqhJ?si=6EBGXm4RSk6Kw3z5IshOhQ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-i-have-a-word-with-you/id1628668707?i=1000605104216 https://anchor.fm/canihaveawordwithyou/episodes/Unpacking-STAGNANT-e20nb2d Ever feel stuck, not moving forward, in a holding pattern that seems to be going nowhere? Kind of like a pond that has no movement. It can be piling up with sediment and algae forming. Late at night mosquitoes can appear. Just seems stopped and clogged; not moving and feels stifling. WeContinue reading “Unpacking STAGNANT”
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Disintegration
Life has been pretty chaotic for me the past few months. Some of the chaos was bad—like my son getting hit by a car and all that goes with that. Some of the chaos has been good—like Blake’s mom being here for a week and my mom here for a week shortly after that. ForContinue reading “Disintegration”
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Unpacking OVER
https://anchor.fm/canihaveawordwithyou/episodes/Unpacking-OVER-e1us7fb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-i-have-a-word-with-you/id1628668707?i=1000599478582 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Lhs0cI57MbNacQ0AdYXRr?si=qEUpiLoIRNi01wYM9P25Yg On Top. Who is in charge of your life? Who are you in charge of?Very done. “I am over it!”Everything is complete. It’s over now. You can move on. Reflection. Look back. What did you learn. How did you grow? How can you do it different in the future? How did you seeContinue reading “Unpacking OVER”
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Unpacking ALWAYS
Unpacking NEVER
ALL these things…
“I got it from my mama!” You may be familiar with this brag, but in my particular case, I have to admit that “I stole it from my mama-in-law!” While we were visiting Blake’s mom over Thanksgiving, I picked up a book on my nightstand, started reading it and adopted it. I’ll have to replaceContinue reading “ALL these things…”
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Unpacking ALL
https://anchor.fm/canihaveawordwithyou/episodes/Unpacking-ALL-e1sud7g Listen in as Heather packs the word ALL and how it relates to her journey through her sons hit-and-run accident. Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto you. If we “take care of the things that are important to God, he will take care of theContinue reading “Unpacking ALL”
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“I made my family disappear😥…I made my family disappear🥳”
Today is December 24th, 2022. My son, Berkeley, was in a hit and run while walking in a crosswalk in downtown LA on December 1st. I haven’t written since. I do my best to “write in the messy”. I encourage others to do the same. But this….this was a kind of messy so deep andContinue reading ““I made my family disappear😥…I made my family disappear🥳””
